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Meanings of
deign
in English
Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity.
descend
condescend
Usage of
deign
in English
1
Gentle Night;
deign
to stay awhile: Some help is needed from you.
2
Farrar did not
deign
to answer: his eye was on the wind.
3
But Mars would hardly
deign
to share the humbler laurels of Apollo.
4
But the big chap ahead of them did not
deign
to reply.
5
But a question like that the boys would not
deign
to answer.
6
If the frightened, faded wife would
deign
to speak to the Americano.
7
She did not
deign
to answer, but hurried out of the room.
8
Ser Mandon did not
deign
to show that he had heard that.
9
If Your Majesty would
deign
to rebut it, how could it stand?
10
Whether you were instructed by him I do not
deign
to ask.
11
Whether I would
deign
to lift him up again is another thing.
12
There is a village there called Známenskoe-Glúshkovo-perhapsyou
deign
to know it.
13
He did not
deign
to hide his grief or pleasure under disguises.
14
Thou didst not even
deign
to fix on him Thy Adorable Eyes.
15
She did not
deign
to take it, but strode purposefully toward Basind.
16
Indeed, trains do not
deign
to notice its existence except on Sundays.
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deign
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
deign a reply
deign even
deign only
deign also
deign another glance
More collocations
Deign
through the time
Deign
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common